Finding Hope: Cultivating God's Gift of a Hopeful Spirit

This practical guide gives you the inspiration, encouragement and practices you need to cultivate a hopeful spirit and, thus, live a more fulfilling and joyful life. Writing from personal experience and her broad knowledge of many faith traditions, Marcia Ford helps you recognise - or develop - your own personal images of hope and create a place where you can go to see the many evidences of hope in your life any time despair seeps in. She provides important learning tools that you can apply to everyday life experiences, inspiring personal stories of hope from the famous and

not-so-famous and realistic exercises for creating the overall balance and peace you look to achieve in living your life connected to God. Drawing from Christian and Hebrew scripture and the wisdom of spiritual teachers from all traditions, Ford helps you realise that we all can receive a gift of hope and grace from the Divine - we just need to be open to accept it.

Topics include:

Dealing with Disappointment

It's Not Wishful Thinking

Impossible Situations

Recovering from Loss

Hope amid Suffering

Overcoming Hopelessness

Real and Imagined Threats

The Heart of Healing

Cultivating a Hopeful Spirit

Freedom's Fascinating Power